FTC chair met UK antitrust officials last week but did not talk deals
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan met with the heads of other antitrust enforcers, including Britain’s, last week but no mergers were discussed, according…
Elon Musk’s Starship explodes minutes after first test flight’s liftoff
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman BOCA CHICA, Texas (Reuters) – SpaceX‘s next-generation Starship spacecraft exploded minutes after liftoff in an uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Thursday, cutting…
Meet the talent: Alexa Quinones, Researcher Scientist
Meet the talent ALEXA QUINONES Age: 24. Place of residence: New Jersey, United States of America. Position: Researcher Scientist at NASA L’SPACE Program and Researcher Engineer at Deep Space Initiative Please describe a…
SXSW 2023 is over, what we learn from the Austin event
10-day festival of creativity in Texas between AI, film and music SXSW 2023 has closed its doors. For ten days in Austin, Texas, global creatives entered different worlds of technology, film,…
Scientists explain alien comet ‘Oumuamua’s strange acceleration
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The quirky comet ‘Oumuamua, the first interstellar object found visiting our solar system, has been the subject of fascination since being spotted in 2017,…
SpaceX capsule returns crew of four from space station mission
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four crew members aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down off Florida’s Gulf coast on Saturday, returning safely from a five-month science mission…
Japan’s new rocket fails after engine issue, in blow to space ambitions
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space on Tuesday after the launcher’s second-stage engine did not ignite as planned, in…
Galaxies spotted by Webb telescope rewrite understanding of early universe
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Observations by NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope are upending the understanding of the early universe, indicating the presence of large and mature but remarkably…
Zoom to shed about 1,300 jobs as pandemic-fueled demand slows
By Akash Sriram and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru (Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it would cut about 1,300 jobs, as demand for the company’s video conferencing…
Elon Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March
By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) – SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March, its billionaire chief Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. “If remaining tests go…